coin-op

British

/ ˈkɔɪnˌɒp /

noun

a launderette or other service installation in which the machines are operated by the insertion of coins

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If thorough sorting isn't feasible — for instance, if you use coin-op laundry or a shared laundry room — Richardson recommends at least washing whites separately.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2022

How many days can you go without having to hit the coin-op laundry?

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 16, 2021

It set out to build a machine using exactly the same technology as its coin-op hits.

From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2020

By 1970, Animal Behavior Enterprises was in the business of renting coin-operated animal attractions—the chicken in Norwood is inside a coin-op machine—where, for a dime or two, an animal would do its trick.

From Slate • Dec. 10, 2018

Some sort of Easter egg, hidden inside this old coin-op videogame.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline

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